Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-11
HAWAII.
KALAEAUA AND HIS MINISI RY
ARRAIGNyD.
The King Obeys the Demand, and a
New Ministry is Formed-Pre-
mier GIBBS on Arrested.
[Hawaiiaa Gazette, July Ist.l

HiOoh o-NSiiy 'aeetiuS ever nehl II HOMO
lulu took Pace on Thursday aaternoon,
June Both. The meeting had been adyer- |
tised on "Wednesday by posters'in English,
Hawaiiah and Portuguese, and long before |
the app ointed hour, 2. M, the approaches |
10 the ermory of the Honolusu Rifles, cor
ner of Punchbowl and Beretania streets,
were thronged with crowds of people of all
clafses. hurrying to the rendezvous. All
tn stores in toRa were aEosed by PM
a'Aj all work ON buildings or in machine
shops was brobgat to q close. Passing the
palace consider, olestir was noticed, and
as the reporter passed, native with half a
dozen rifles on his shoulder was precedIag
thither from tne barracks.
Outside the armory the Honolulu Rides
were drawn up under arms, with Fixed
bayo1ets. and each man carrying fifty
| ROUNDS OF ammunition. Our citizen soldiers
looked q fine body OF men, ready as one
| of the speakers afterwards said in the meet
ing, :" 10 defend their rights or to enforce
| tbemi'
| In the Armory seats had been arranged.
and by-2 o'clock the building was Elled in
every part. while y large crowd blocked up
every opening. The platform was placed
on the mGuka or land side of the building.
| VII Tie ldDlc Was luC I1dWdlldn Lag While
| at the back the flags of the United States
and Great Britain were intertwined, fit
| en1blems of the mother and daughter
country standing shoulder to shoulder.
The assemblage was thoroughly repre-
sentative - mechanics, merchants. dav.
! laborers, planters, professional men, all
were there. OF nationalities there were
! Americans, Britons, Colonials, Germans,
Hawaiians, Portuguese, Chinese and Jap.
1 In naro "A y
1.-THE crowd as being about 2,500 With but
a few exceptions, all were animated by the
l-same feelings, the same determination, to
put an end. once and for all, to the
| present iniquitous system of misrule and
extravaganza.
/ THE KING ARRAIGNEp.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted charging the
lGovernment with specific acts of crime and
lextravagance, declaring in favor of a new
| Ministry and a new Constitution, and max
ing the following demand upon the King
! First-That he will not, in the future. in
terfere either directly or indirectly with the
election of representatives.
Secondhand he will not interfere with
or attempt to unduly influence legislation
or legislators.
a committee OF thirteen was selected to
wait on the King, and present the resolu-
| tons and requests, and to demand of the
King personal answer within twenty -four
hours, and to further inform the King that
his neglect to so answer the same within
SAID time will be construed as a refusal of
the said request.
1t was resolved that said committee, in
case of the Kings refusal to grant said re-
quests, or in case of his neglect TO reply to
the same, be authorized to call another
lnass-meetlng on Saturday. July ID, to
further consider the situation.
KALAKAUA wEAKENs.
The committee Immediately waited on
the King who stated that he was willing
to give n answer off-hand but the com.
mittee informed him that they would leave
the documents in his hands, and expected
a reply in writing
AT the conference the King asked the
diplomatic representatives present to name
Cabinet for him. which they declined TO
do, provided Mr.. Green was allowed to do
SO Tor himself The following is the Cabi-
net named by Mr.. Green, which has been
approved by the King w. L. Green.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Finance
and Premier; l.. A. Thurston, Minister
OF the Interior; Godfrey Brown, Minister
OF Finance c. w. Ashford, Attorney Gen
eral.
On Friday morning July LIST, at about IL
O'Clock, the King called a meeting. com
posed OF the American Minister, the British
Commissioner the French Commissioner
and the Portuguese Commissioner, to whom
he offered 10 transfer pro tenn the powers
vested in him as King.
These gentlemen, in their official capacity.
refused to accept the trust, but advised the
hlng to lose no time in forming new
Cabinet and Constitution which would meet
the demands of the people.
THE KINGS REPLY TO THE RESOLUTIONS.
After the Mariposa left her moorings
boat put out bearing the Kings reply to the
uiumatcm OF his disloyal subjects. 1t read
as follows
To the Honorable Communication NrLVurs To
the hrst proposition contained in the resolutions
passed by the meeting whose action Won rcpre-
sent, we reply that 1t has been substantially
compiled with by the formal resignation of the
Ministry, which took place on the 18th Of June
We accepted them on the day following and
We nave already requested Hon. w. l.. Green to
| form new Cabinet.
10 the second proposition we reply that Wal
yer N, GIBSON mas severed his connection with
| the Hawaiian Government by resignation
To the third proposition we reply that we do
not ADMIT the truth of the matters stated there
IN but we will submit the subject to the new
Cabinet, and We will gladly act according 10 sd
vice, and cause restitution to be made by the
parties found responsible.
10 tie fourth proposition we reply that at our
command Mr.. Junius Keae resigned Office as
Registrar of Conyeyances on the oSth dav of
June and his succe .sor has been appointed
10 tne NTH proposition we reply that the spe-
cihc pledges required of us are each severally
agreed to.
We are pleased to assure the members of the
committee and our loyal subjects that we are
and shall at all times be anxious to cooperate
with our councillors and advisers as we'll as
with our intelligent and patriotic citizens on all
matters touching the welfare and prosperity of
our Kingdom.
Given ON the LIST day of July 1857. in the
| fourteenth year OF our reign.
kALaKAUA, Rex.
GIBSON ARRESTED.
About 10 o'clock on the morning of the
| LIST instant Colonel V. V. Ashford and
posse of the Honolulu Rifles proceeded to
the residence of Walter Murray Gibson, ex-
| Minister OF Foreign Affairs, Palace square
and arrested that individual and his SON.
in-law, +. H. Hayselden, and placed these
two worthless in safekeeping.
During the night Gibson made incipient
attempts 10 escape, and had he accom-
plished his designs there is no doubt he
would have fallen into hands of an inftiria.
ted populace, both native and foreign. who
would have lost no time in stringing him
up to the first lamp post or telephone pole.
He may consider himself fortunate in fall
ing into the bands of the Rifles and thereby
escaping his just deserts.
The Gazette saws 1t is sad common sary
on this mans whole career to think that
| he has lived so long and escaled the gal
lows IN other lands 10 be captured by the
very class he laughed at and spurned in the
past but who now have the whip-hand on
this miserable apology for human being.
and will see TO il that justice is meted out
to him to the full extent, and who viii also
compel him and his son-in-law to disgorge
some, at least, of their ill-eottep gains
which they succeeded in filching from the
public. 1t is long lane that has no turn.
and Il is pleasant 10 know that this brace
OF accomplished swindlers of the public
have reached their goal and their powers
to do further mischief are Frustrated.
UNDER \ STRONG GUARD.
Shortly after ex Minister Gibson and his
son-iE-law Hayselden were imprisoned in
| the warehouse, six mounted rihemen and
other guards We're detailed to look after
| them. They VIII be watched night and
day until further orders from the Citizens
Committee. The ire of the popalace ia
reused against George W. Mscfariane & Co.
Tor bringing ia Ii:ies and ammunition from